FNUS75 KBYZ 201057
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH 8 MILE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
457 AM MDT TUE AUG 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0423 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...PLUME DOMINANT ACTIVITY POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...

HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY. OCCASIONAL THERMAL WIND
GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE MID SLOPE THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO STAY SOUTH OF THE FIRE AREA...BUT BE ALERT
FOR GUST FRONTS MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE PARADISE VALLEY WELL
AWAY FROM STORMS TODAY. RH VALUES WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN MONDAY.
MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE FIRE AREA WEDNESDAY WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES. CHAMBERS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UP SLOPE/VALLEY 6 TO 12 MPH. OCCASIONAL THERMAL
                    WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWN SLOPE/VALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UP SLOPE/VALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...SHELBY MAJORS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.NORTH.01/BYZ